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Aloria Weaver and David Heskin found Loveland while searching for live/work art studios

Pair of painters have been included in many international exhibitions

By Jim Willard For the Reporter-Herald

Posted:
03/19/2013 05:35:33 PM MDT

David Heskin, left, and Aloria Weaver pose with their painting "The Patron Saint of Loveland." (Jim Willard)

Their paintings seem to glow with a light of their own. It's the same light that comes over them when they discuss their work. Aloria Weaver and David Heskin are a partnership as they collaborate on their paintings as much as they are partners in life. They speak as though able to complete each other's sentences.

Recent residents of Loveland, they've already made their mark as one of their works has been hoisted to the top row of the paintings on review in the collection at Fourth Street and Lincoln. They found Loveland as the only location to appear on an Internet scan searching for "Live/Work" art studios. The ArtSpace project and the renovation of the Feed and Grain building helped to capture their attention.

To be frank, they've been in Europe more than the U.S. during the last three years. Group exhibitions with other international artists have taken them to Paris, London, Granada and other cities.

Both Weaver and Heskin are self-taught artists who are still self-learning. They've been "doing art as long as they can remember." They met in the Pacific Northwest and began pursuing their art careers together.

Their forte is in use of the Misch technique, a style that began in the 1400s with some of the old Dutch Masters. The technique involves using egg tempera and oil glazes in delicate layers.

The resultant effect is somewhat metaphysical. There is an aura surrounding the subject and it makes it appear that the painting is giving off its own light.

Aloria and David describe themselves as "visionary artists." They will be teaching sessions in their expertise at the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art from September through December of 2013. They'll be offering all the foundation courses for the technique.

Teaching and presenting are not new to the pair. They recently presented at a science conference in Albuquerque, N.M. The Electric Universe Conference was a meeting of science and art. A simple distillation of the theme would be an equation: "Art times Science equals Genius."

Aloria and David approach their subjects as "seeing the unseen," searching for the truth behind the physical reality. They look for the forces in play in the human story so that their art is timeless, transcending the dimension of time. Along those lines, they believe that the artist's responsibility is not to regurgitate the world but to create beauty not before seen.

Being mentored was significant for both of them early in their careers and they hope to foster that in other artists through networking. A Colorado Society of Visionary Painters is in process working with other like Northern Colorado artists.

Aloria and David are hoping to do more work in Loveland with the idea of attracting more artists to live and work in Loveland. Their paintings could act as a beacon in this effort.

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